CVE-2009-2987
Unspecified vulnerability in an ActiveX control in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x...
Unspecified vulnerability in an ActiveX control in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.3
Unspecified vulnerability in an ActiveX control in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.
- Record
CVE-2009-2987- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in an ActiveX control in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.
- Record
CVE-2009-2987- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2972 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in an ActiveX control in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2972- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p2gg-4552-32w2 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in an ActiveX control in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x...
Unspecified vulnerability in an ActiveX control in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.
- Record
GHSA-p2gg-4552-32w2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-2987 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Adobe Acrobat, published October 19, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.56%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/36638
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6274
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286B.html
securitytracker.com/id?1023007
adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2898
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2987
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p2gg-4552-32w2